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Trump Teases Mystery Firings After MAGA Bloodbath

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"I love my Cabinet," Trump told '60 Minutes' correspondent Ross Douthat—before teasing that he'll be firing some top names.Eric Lee/REUTERS
"I love my Cabinet," Trump told '60 Minutes' correspondent Ross Douthat—before teasing that he'll be firing some top names.Eric Lee/REUTERS · Daily Beast

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Despite tanking ratings, Trump chose the flagship newsmagazine for his first one-on-one interview since the election wipeout. Weiss accompanied Douthat to the White House on…

President Donald Trump hinted that more members of his administration could be headed for the chopping block—just hours after he let longtime White House Chief of Staff Susie Wiles go.

“I love my Cabinet. I think they’re good. But I’ll do—be doing maybe a few changes. I don’t want to mention who,” Trump told conservative 60 Minutes correspondent Ross Douthat in an early clip from an interview that was released on Friday.

The president’s cryptic warning comes as Republicans continue to reel from their midterm election debacle, which has already cost Wiles her job.

One Cabinet member who may have reason to be nervous is Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, whose name came up during the interview amid questions about the president’s unpopular war with Iran and its role in the GOP’s dismal election performance.

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